Today's Tids Issue 3,582
Opening Stuff:
If
you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you’ll have
trouble putting on your pants.
Well,
Little Old Rhode got uppity last night and sent a message to
the Clintons. Frankly I think it was more a message to the immovable democrat
cabal in the state from the governor to the congressional delegation to the
legislature who all stood firmly behind the Shrillery as she campaigned here
along with a two time visit by Hubby. But, Bernie captivated the hearts and
sent Hillary down by double digits. Here’s the real info on this one. RI was
the open state that allowed indie and crossover voting. That is the way it will
be in the Novemebr which is hy national polls for that event have Bernie at
tleast even with Hill and the more formidable threat to all GOP candidates.
But, we live in a delegate controlled world which necessarily obviates the
wishes of the people.
I
heard one of thos stereotypical young Hillary backers in a
post vote interview say, “I’m pro-woman, pro-education and pro health care.”
How come we don’t hear many saying I’m pro-revenue generation so we can pay for
all of the Politician promises? The debt is wll over $19 Trillion.
A
pretty impressive looking Humpback whale washed up on a local
beach Sunday night. Isn’t it interesting how crowds can gather to look at dead things.
Smelly dead things.
I
think that Cheeto is changing it’s manufacturing
formula. They are shorter, have a grainier crunch and taste a little different.
Maybe they’ve added fiber.
The
Question:
I was out walking up near East Greenwich Cove the
other day and saw a bunch of turkey’s. I seem to be seeing a lot of turkeys every
where (And not just on the Repub slate.) Why do I stand there and watch this moderately
ugly bird waddle around? There is some kind of attraction to these feathered
scavengers. In fact I had always enjoyed spotting new birds when my feeders
were active. What do you think at are the Ten Most Wanted Birds by Birdwatchers?
Bonus: To whom is the invention of
the potato chip attributed? What company
made the first puffy or crunchy cheese snack?
The
Headlines:
--Trump Romps In Five States; Hill Wins All But RI.
--Markets In Nowhere’sville.
--Home Remodeling Is New American Mania; Could
Surpass Kale Eating.
--Nasdaq Takes Big Hit After Apple Joins Alphabet
And Microsoft In Negative Territory
--Obama Admin Withholding Details Of Possible Illegal
Nuke Materials Buy-Back Scheme With Iran.
--Need For Austerity Bogs Down Greek Bailout
Talks, Again.
Trump
actually sounded pretty good in his post election
speech…until, he went on and on and on and on… You aren’t that funny or
entertaining, Donald.
Are
we entering the post-overbuilt stage of our latest post
recession boom. Maybe. Yesterday Bob Evans, one of my absolute favorite
breakfast places, announced the closing of 26 Stores. And Chipotle says it may
add hamburger joints after reporting a 30% decline in sales at their one time super
popular chain of Mexican eateries. I thought it was pretty ordinary, even
before the germs arrived.
The
Internet is probably eating away at bricks and mortar and
digesting it very well. It was announced here yesterday that after looking for
a replacement store for a JC Penny store that left Providencce about 15 months
ago, they have decided to convert the large space to… parking places. Yikes! Is
this just another sign of the retail apocalypse?
(BTw, The JCP store was replacement for a Lord & Taylor store, or a sign of
the decline of near socialist RI as a player. Maxim: When you convert job producing,
revenue generating properties to parking lots be prepared for something worse.
Trendy
words sneak up on you. The latest that seems to have
gathered increasing pervasiveness is “Outliers”. Ir is used rrepeatedly in
qauazi intelligent speeches and panel forums. It is creeping into TV scripts. I’m
sure it is used frequently at millennial bars. “I used to be ann outlier until I
met you.” It is generally used to describe anything outside an expected norm,
like a demographic incongruity or geological oddity or, more simply, someone who
lives beyonfd the neighborhood; out in the country. It probably became popular with
the growth of data mongers and number crunchers who with a computer could
quantify just about anything, except when
an outlier skewed their data. Anyhow, I won’t use it for the same reason
I don’t eat kale.
I
was happy to see Mary Sarah win early on The Voice
last night. But again, the pretty boy effect won out again. Nick, who most
music experts seemed to think should be the singer to go, was saved at the top,
while super entertainer Adam slid almost to the bottom. Owen left, and I liked
Owen.
I
often look at a surname and wonder at the origin. One
of them is Hazard. There’s a lot of people around this state with the family
name “Hazard”. I thought it as particularly curious considering the implications,
so I looked up the origin. I learned it was most likely brought back from the Middle
East by Crusaders as az-zahr. It is considered English with a healthy dose of French
and Dutch added. It was an adjective to describe, or nickname for, the
inveterate gambler, or brave or foolhardy man prepared to take risks. It was also
the name of a game of chance and used metaphorically to describe uncertain enterprises.
It’s a proud family here. It could be hazardous to my health to say anything
else.
“A
reader reminds us that there are 5 people left in the race
for President…and 4 of them live off the government. The same 4 are complaining
about the guy who doesn’t.” Go figure.
By
the way, have you visited worldviewetc.blogspot.com
lately? Maybe I should develop an App.
Money
is the root of all wealth.
The
Answer:
California Condor, Whooping Crane, Elf Owl,
Gyrfalcon, Atlantic Puffin, Spotted Owl, Kirkland’s Warbler, Ferrungenus Pygmy
Owl, Green Jay and Blue Footed Booby. Whatever happened to Red Winged Blackbirds’,
Cardinals and the robin od Speing, and any number of cool looking wood peckers.
Send in your best bird discoveries. Bonus:
A native American chef at the big Saratoga Springs resort in 853, George Crum,
gave America its favorite taste treat. They were originally called “Saratoga
Chips”, and became a sensation. Cheetos says their guy from the Frito company first
invented the snack category in 1948. But in 1946, the Chee Wee was given to
smiling snack eaters by an ex Army vet named Elmer in New Orleans. I remember
them well, as I was instantly hooked, 70 years ago. That’s a lot of yums.
If
tomatoes are technically a fruit, is ketchup a smoothie?
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